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Lanark

American  
[lan-erk] / ˈlæn ərk /

noun

  1. a historic county in S Scotland.


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Aside from his musical career, McManus has had a number of business interests including Cloburn Quarry in Lanark, a major supplier of ballast for Britain's railways.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

Officers followed a tip to an apartment complex on Lanark Street, less than a mile from where the body was found, police said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2025

Lanark Castle on the Otago Peninsula was built by politician and entrepreneur William Lanark in 1872 in the style of an English stately home.

From Seattle Times Jun. 20, 2023

Ms Phair referenced trouble at Lanark Way in west Belfast in April 2021.

From BBC Feb. 1, 2023

She had one only daughter—now woman-grown and comely—who, by spinning sale-yarn for the Lanark and Douglas market, supported herself and her mother, if not in comfort, at least in competence and peace.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander

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